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IELTSLESSON 2 – SPEAKING PART 1
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Schedule
Day Date Content
1 15th Introduction to the IELTS speaking
2 16th Part 1
3 17th Part 2
4 18th Part 3
5 19th Review and Test day advice
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Schedule
Warm-up
Part 1 - Overview
Part 1 – Advice
Part 1 – Practice
Self study advice
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IELTS Pro Tip #1 – Enthusiasm
Show enthusiasm to talk
Show the examiner that you want to talk a lot
Be positive and try to talk a lot about each
question
Add details
Who / what / when / where / why
Enthusiasm could improve your score
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IELTS Pro Tip #2 – Test attitude
Have a good test attitude
The test is NOT testing your ideas and opinions
The test is testing your ability to communicate in
English
Think of the test like a performance
You have 14 minutes to show the examiner your
best English
ALWAYS speak in full sentences
Try to give extended answers
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Warm-up
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Questionnaire results
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Speaking Part 1 Overview
4-5mins
Personal questions
Home or Study
3 questions
Familiar topics
2 topics
4 questions each
Examiner can only ask scripted questions and “Why?”
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Home and study questions
Home
Where are you living at the moment? [Why?]
What do you like about the place you are living now? [Why?]
Do you think you will live in a different place in the future? [Why? / Why not?]
Study
What do you study? [Why?]
What do you like about your studies? [Why? / Why not?]
What would you like to do after you finish your studies? [Why?]
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Fluency an Coherence Tip – A-R-E
A – Clearly Answer the question
Use the question to help you
R – Give a Reason
It’s because / One reason is / This is because / The reason why is that
E – Support with a story from your Experience
For example / For instance / Actually / In fact / I remember one time
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A-R-E Example
What do you like about the place you are living now?
A – I like that there are lots of shops near my house
R – This is because I can get what I want anytime
E – Actually, last week, I needed a new desk, so I went to the Nittori furniture store near my house. There were many desks to choose from and I could get one that I liked. It was very convenient.
TIP: A good way to get an answer is to think of your experience first
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Home and study questions
Home
Where are you living at the moment? [Why?]
What do you like about the place you are living now? [Why?]
Do you think you will live in a different place in the future? [Why? / Why not?]
Study
What do you study? [Why?]
What do you like about your studies? [Why? / Why not?]
What would you like to do after you finish your studies? [Why?]
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Grammar Advice – Verb tense
Use the correct verb tense for the question
Past Tense
Did you prefer playing team or individual sports when you were a child?
Present tense
Do you often wear sunglasses?
Future
Would you like to learn to play a musical instrument?
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Past topics - Sports
Did you prefer playing team or individual sports
when you were a child? [Why? / Why not?]
How many ways are there to answer this question?
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Past topics - Sports
Did you prefer playing team or individual sports
when you were a child? [Why? / Why not?]
1. I preferred playing team sports
2. I liked to playing individual sports
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Past topics - Sports
Did you prefer playing team or individual sports when you were a child? [Why? / Why not?]
1. I preferred playing team sports
2. I liked to play individual sports
3. I didn’t enjoy team sports or individual sports
4. I was keen on both team and individual sports
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A-R-E example
A - I liked playing team sports
R- The reason why is that I like playing with other people.
E - For example, when I was in Junior high school, I was a
member of the local rugby team. I had many friends in
the team and it was a very good feeling when we won
the game
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Present – topics Sunglasses
Do you often wear sunglasses [Why? / Why not?]
How many ways are there to answer this question?
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Present – topics Sunglasses
Do you often wear sunglasses [Why? / Why not?]
never
rarely
I sometimes wear sunglasses
often
always
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A-R-E Example
A – I never wear sunglasses
R – It’s because I am very forgetful and always lose them
E – I remember one time many years ago I spent 10,000 yen on a
good pair of sunglasses and I lost them the next day. I felt very bad.
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Vocabulary Tip – Upgrade simple words
Try to use more sophisticated versions of common simple words
Like
Good
Bad
Very
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Vocabulary Tip – Upgrade simple words
Try to use more sophisticated versions of common simple words
Like – enjoy / appreciate / be fond of
Good – Brilliant / excellent / superb
Bad – Terrible / awful / dreadful
Very – extremely / incredibly / surprisingly / remarkably
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A-R-E Example
A – I never wear sunglasses
R – It’s because I am very forgetful and always lose them
E – I remember one time many years ago I spent 10,000 yen on a
good pair of sunglasses and I lost them the next day. I felt very bad.
How could this answer be upgraded?
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A-R-E Example
A – I never wear sunglasses
R – It’s because I am very extremely forgetful and always
frequently lose them
E – I remember one time many several years ago I spent 10,000 yen
on a good luxurious pair of sunglasses and I lost them the next day.
I felt very bad terrible.
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Future topics - Music
Would you like to learn to play a musical instrument (in the
future)? [Why? / Why not?]
How many ways can you answer this question?
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Future topics - Music
Would you like to learn to play a musical instrument (in the future)? [Why? / Why not?]
Yes, I think I would like to play a musical instrument in the future
No, I don’t think I would like to play a musical instrument
Actually, I already play a musical instrument
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ARE Example
Yes, I think I would like to play a musical instrument in the
future
It’s because playing a instrument would be really cool.
Actually, I love rock music like the Beatles and David
Bowie so I would love to play the guitar. But, I think it
would be really hard.
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Strange Questions
Do you eat food everyday?
Yes, I do.
Why?
Why do I eat food?
What a strange question!
Why are they asking me this?
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IELTS Pro Tip #2 – Test attitude
Have a good test attitude
The test is NOT testing your ideas and opinions
The test is testing your ability to communicate in
English
Think of the test like a performance
You have 14 minutes to show the examiner your
best English
ALWAYS speak in full sentences
Try to give extended answers
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ARE Example
Yes, I eat food everyday but I try not to eat too much
One reason is I think it is important to eat well everyday to
live a healthy life.
In fact, I have recently started a diet to lose some weight
and I try not to eat anything after 7 o'clock.
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Unexpected Questions
Do you ever look at the sky?
I’ve never thought
about that!
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Unexpected Questions - Experience
Do you ever look at the sky?
When have I seen
a beautiful sky
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Unexpected Questions - Experience
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ARE Example
Yes, I often enjoy looking at the sky
Because the sky can be very beautiful,
especially when it is sunset.
For instance, I often go to watch the sunset
from the top of a department store near my
house. On a clear day, I can see Mount Fuji.
It looks spectacular with the blues and
oranges in the sunset
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Tips review
1. Use A-R-E to express clear and detailed ideas
Try to start by thinking of an interesting story from your experience
2. Practice giving answers in the past, present & future tenses
3. Upgrade simple common words like good & very to more sophisticated words
4. Remember, take every opportunity to show your best English on every question
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Practice
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Pronunciation Advice
When you practice repeat your answers many times
Relax and be casual (to an extent!)
Try to imagine you are talking with a friend
Avoid a monotone
Try to sound like you are enjoying the conversation
These things will help you to speak more smoothly and naturally
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Self Study advice
Check this video for an overview and extra information about the test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aZqrJbHH8k&ab_channel=IELTSAdvantage
Check this page for an example test and practice questions
https://www.ieltsadvantage.com/2015/05/18/ielts-speaking-topics-part-1/
Check the part 2 question on p52 and prepare an answer
Complete the questionnaire: https://forms.gle/WCjUkeQfWLyThkUS7
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Schedule
Day Date Content
1 15th Introduction to the IELTS speaking
2 16th Part 1
3 17th Part 2
4 18th Part 3
5 19th Review and Test day advice